HyperDic: elemi

English > 1 sense of the word elemi:
NOUNplantelemi, gum elemifragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
English > elemi: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense.
Synonymgum elemi
Broadergum resinA mixture of resin and gum
Substance ofincense treeAny of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
Spanishcanarium luzonicum, elemi, elemí
Catalanelemi, elemí

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